Just wondering what the biggest sized rims (w/ low prof.) that you could put on a 80 el camino

Hi i have 17by 7s with 225 45s on the front and 17by 8s with 255 40s on the rear i also have mine lowered a inch. with no rubbing or any problems.

Hmm, do you have any pictures?

I'm running 17x8s with 235x40 on front and 245x40 on the back. When the fronts wear out I'll probably move the 245s to the front and go with a bigger tire in back. Maybe a 275x40 but that won't be for a year or so.

http://www.poltergeist.us/_uimages/ElkyPics/Exterior/After_Eibachs_Front.jpg

I ran 245-60-15s on all fours but the fronts rubbed so I changed to 225-60s. I am dropped 1 1/2 in. in the front.

It is not so much the diameter, I've seen 5th gens with 19" rims on them, I didn't care for the way the truck looked with them on there but then that is a matter of taste. Billet Specialties recommends no more than 8" but you can go to 9.5s with the proper offsets. The risk, if it bothers you, would be the rims/tires will protrude the fender wells.

I have 16X8s, wanted 16 X 9.5s but Billet Specialties, like I said recommended not to go that wide so I didn't.

Check out these Jesse James wheels on a 5th gen. Elky.
http://www.jessejameswheels.com/vehicles.htm
(the blue one at the bottom right). I believe these are the 18" ones. I personally wouldn't go this big on an El Camino. :o

Actually, they may be 20"...not sure. :oops: